Penrod, Sam and the rest of the Jr. G Men go after a gang of murderous bank robbers.Penrod, Sam and the rest of the Jr. G Men go after a gang of murderous bank robbers.Penrod, Sam and the rest of the Jr. G Men go after a gang of murderous bank robbers.
Philip Hurlic
- Vermin Diggs
- (as Philip Hurlick)
Matthew 'Stymie' Beard
- Buzz
- (uncredited)
Georgie Billings
- Junior G-Man
- (uncredited)
Jack Cunningham
- Jack
- (uncredited)
Alan Davis
- Lefty
- (uncredited)
Ralph Dunn
- Joe
- (uncredited)
Sol Gorss
- Hanson's Driver
- (uncredited)
Mildred Gover
- Hattie Diggs
- (uncredited)
Edward Hearn
- 2nd G-Man
- (uncredited)
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- Writers
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThis film's earliest documented telecast took place in Tucson Tuesday 27 November 1956 on KDWI (Channel 9); it first aired in Portland OR Saturday 12 January 1957 on KLOR (Channel 12), in Honolulu Monday 17 June 1957 on KHVH (Channel 13), in Salt Lake City Sunday 14 July 1957 on KUTV (Channel 2), and in Columbus Friday 27 September 1957 on WTVN (Channel 6).
- ConnectionsFollowed by Penrod and His Twin Brother (1938)
- SoundtracksTwinkle, Twinkle Little Star
(uncredited)
Traditional nursery song
[Idiom used in the score as the movie's theme throughout]
Featured review
Penrod gets his man
The first of a series of films from Warner Brothers B picture unit based on Booth
Tarkington's Penrod stories is this item with Billy Mauch, Penrod and Sam. Playing Penrod's parents are Frank Craven and Spring Byington.
Mauch's gang are all tried and true members of the junior G-men club and they put aside all their usual kid rivalries when publc enemy Craig Reynolds comes to town, robs the bank and in the process kills young Philip Hurlic's mom.
Sadly young Hurlic's performance conforms to all the racial stereotyping. But it's still a poignant especially after his mother is killed.
As for the climax Reynolds better hope he gets the chair. All the ribbing he'll take about those junior G-men.
Mauch's gang are all tried and true members of the junior G-men club and they put aside all their usual kid rivalries when publc enemy Craig Reynolds comes to town, robs the bank and in the process kills young Philip Hurlic's mom.
Sadly young Hurlic's performance conforms to all the racial stereotyping. But it's still a poignant especially after his mother is killed.
As for the climax Reynolds better hope he gets the chair. All the ribbing he'll take about those junior G-men.
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- bkoganbing
- Nov 27, 2020
Details
- Runtime1 hour 4 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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